diff --git a/java-translate/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml b/java-translate/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
index ed8b266206f4..c61ea033ee5c 100644
--- a/java-translate/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-translate/samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.15</version>
+      <version>2.8.18</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/java-translate/samples/snapshot/pom.xml b/java-translate/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
index 0c62c42c2fab..e62d7f2a1e77 100644
--- a/java-translate/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
+++ b/java-translate/samples/snapshot/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.15</version>
+      <version>2.8.18</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/java-translate/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/java-translate/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 4b20602ab1e7..f275210f0950 100644
--- a/java-translate/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/java-translate/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.15</version>
+      <version>2.8.18</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
     </dependency>